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WrestleMania 40 Predictions

WrestleMania 40, or WrestleMania XL, is right around the corner. This quite possibly could be the biggest one yet. So, instead of writing RAW and Smackdown reviews this week, I

Chicago RAW Renaissance: WWE RAW March 25 2024

The March 25, 2024 WWE RAW from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois (well, Rosemont, technically) promised to be a good one, possibly a great one. But it turned out

Many Mania Builds and One Barn Burner – WWE RAW March 18 2024 Review

“The American Nightmare responds to the Rock Concert!” You got to love it. That’s the kind of phrase that only makes sense in the world of professional wrestling. But even

Sami’s Going to Mania! WWE RAW March 11 2024 Review

Going into Raw, we know that Cody Rhodes is going to do an in-ring interview with Michael Cole. Obviously, he’s going to talk about the slap heard around the world

The Slap Back: WWE Smackdown March 8 2024 Review

The Slap Back: WWE Smackdown March 8 2024 Review So earlier in the day, The Rock released yet another promo video on Instgram and X. This one was even better

Bringing It Together: WWE RAW March 4 2024 Review

Bringing It Together : WWE RAW March 4 2024 Review I know we’re supposed to wait until Friday to hear the actual answer, but both Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins

Does Roman Smell What The Rock is Cooking? WWE Smackdown March 1 2024 Review

Does Roman Smell What The Rock is Cooking? WWE Smackdown March 1 2024 Review From the look of it, this promises to be a stacked SmackDown. They’re really hotshotting the

Approaching the Exit: WWE RAW February 26 2024 Review

Approaching the Exit: WWE RAW February 26 2024 Review When you’re on the road to WrestleMania and you pass the Elimination Chamber, you start looking for signs for the final

On the Eve of Elimination Chamber: WWE Smackdown February 23 2024 Audio Review

On the eve of the 2024 WWE Elimination Chamber, Smackdown was clearly pre-recorded, and from an undisclosed location that was obviously the same place they were last week. Still, there

Big Match Feel: WWE RAW February 19 2024 Review

We’re on the Road to WrestleMania, and this was the Go-Home RAW for Elimination Chamber, but it felt like so much more. It had a real big match feel. The

Now With More Matches! WWE Smackdown February 16 2024 Video Review

For the first time in a long time, Smackdown didn’t have a single in-ring promo segment for the first 90 minutes of the show. But the promo segment that started

On the Road: WWE RAW February 12 2024 Video Review

With three Elimination Chamber qualifying matches, and the fallout from the WrestleMania XL Kickoff, this was bound to be a stacked show. Today, though, instead of a written review, please

The #WeWantCody Show: WWE RAW February 5 2024

Whether WWE had planned for this RAW to be an ordinary episode or not, after everything that happened online over the weekend, by showtime they surely knew it couldn’t be.

If You Smell: WWE Smackdown February 2 2024

Finishing this up after having watched the whole show, and, in particular, the ending, I think it’s important to mention here, for reasons that will become obvious that I’ll be

Flipping the Script: WWE RAW January 29 2024

The Post Royal Rumble RAW normally reinforces what happened, and what those wins, losses, and other story beats mean for the Road to WrestleMania. Plus it slots in some of

Stories, Surprises, and Suspense: The 2024 WWE Royal Rumble

I love the Royal Rumble. Sure, WrestleMania has the pomp and and passion, but you get that at this annual January Premium Live Event (PLE) too. Plus something more. It’s

That Promo: WWE RAW January 22, 2024

Tonight’s RAW promised more Royal Rumble setup, as this was the go-home show before the Big Four Premium Live Event. It also promised two things above all: the-in ring meeting

Netflix Will Be the Home of RAW in the US, All of WWE Internationally

In January 2025, WWE RAW will leave the USA Network, and linear television, for the first time in the program’s 31 year history, and become a streaming-only live weekly show

Signing the Contract: WWE Smackdown January 19 2024

The WWE publicity for tonight’s Smackdown reminded me that we were going to get the contract signing for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Fatal Four-Way match at the Royal Rumble.

Building in the Snow: WWE RAW January 15 2024

Going into the January 15, 2024 WWE RAW, we already knew that there would be a World Heavyweight Championship match, and plenty of setup for the Royal Rumble, and the

Factions New and Old: WWE Smackdown January 12 2024

The official WWE promo that went out before the January 12, 2024 Smackdown indicates that we will be dealing with the aftermath of what happened last week. Roman Reigns isn’t

Where’s Nick Mysterio? WWE RAW January 8 2024

We’ve got a title match, a blowoff match with two top stars, and CM Punk on the show. Who would have thought that a video would steal my attention. WWE

And Then There Were Four: WWE Smackdown New Year’s Revolution

RAW’s Day 1 was quite the show. Now we get to see if the blue brand can cap off the WWE’s New Year’s Knockout Week in the same style. The

Rock’s Sitting Where? WWE RAW Day 1 (January 1, 2024)

Last week, there was no new WWE content on TV. The company’s Holiday Tour house show circuit became the focus, and really did well, both in terms of box office

Sami & KO Back Together at Home: The 2023 WWE Holiday Tour in Montreal (Laval, Really)

Last week, both RAW and Smackdown were Year-in-Review clip shows, and there were no WWE Premium Live Events to speak of. But I’m not taking the week off from reviewing

Not Live, Still Good: WWE Smackdown December 22 2023

The December 22, 2023 WWE Smackdown was not live. In fact, it was recorded right after last week’s Smackdown went off the air. WWE normally does this when there’s a

A Very RAW Holiday To You: WWE RAW December 18 2023

RAW has been on fire lately, mainly with promos, but the match quality has been up, too. This week, we already know there are three titles on the line, plus

Keeping it Real: WWE RAW December 11 2023

RAW is starting to get really interesting. Well, the WWE in general is, but tonight RAW in particular. This is the show most of us think CM Punk will sign

Spicy Punk: WWE Smackdown December 8, 2023

Tonight’s WWE Smackdown looks stacked, and that’s even without Roman Reigns announced (and they usually announce his appearances). According to the WWE promotional material, we’ve got CM Punk showing up,

Forgot About Drew: WWE RAW December 4, 2023

I’m going to leave my predictions as I had them mixed in with my thoughts on this review, and not because I was right. Rather, because I was wrong for

No Sleep Till Brooklyn: WWE Smackdown December 1 2023

So Smackdown was going to kick off the month of December 2023, on the first, no less at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn crowds have proven to

Wait For It: WWE RAW November 27 2023

After the shocker at the end of Survivor Series: WarGames, the November 27, 2023 WWE RAW became a must-watch for wrestling fans. Sure, they would be setting up the angles

Excitement But No Surprises, Until THE Surprise – 2023 WWE Survivor Series: WarGames Review

Okay, best to not bury the lead, even if that means going out of order. So let’s start this review off by talking about the last thing we saw on

More of a Pre-Show: WWE Smackdown November 24 2023

Technically, the November 24, 2023 WWE Smackdown was the go-home show for the Survivor Series. To me, it felt more like a pre-show, and looked like one, too. The AllState

Attention to Detail: WWE RAW November 20 2023

The November 20, 2023 WWE RAW, the go-home RAW for Survivor Series, was an excellent display of not forgetting the past, making sense, and attention to detail. Plus there were

Women’s WarGames Match Throughline: WWE Smackdown November 17 2023

With the Men’s WarGames Match at Survivor Series pretty much set up on RAW, the November 17, 2023 WWE Smackdown had a mission to start solidifying the women’s match on

Turn, Turn, Turn: WWE RAW November 13 2023

The November 13th, 2023 RAW from the packed Capital One Arena in Washington, DC promised some real development, being just under a couple of weeks ahead of Survivor Series. So,

Twists, Turns, & KO: WWE Smackdown November 10, 2023

The November 10, 2023 WWE Smackdown from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio had quite a bit of twists and turns, story-wise. So I’ll present my thoughts on this episode

Let The Games Begin! WWE RAW November 6, 2023

On November 6, 2023, WWE RAW broadcast from the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania. In these reviews, I like to work the location into my

A Night of Singles Titles: WWE Crown Jewel 2023

This year’s Crown Jewel had a big match feel, and was a big match show. Of the seven matches on the card, five of them were for singles titles, in

Not Quite Live, But Alive: WWE Smackdown November 3 2023

I’m going to have to get this review written a lot quicker than normal. After all, once Crown Jewel kicks off at 1pm Eastern on Saturday, and that will make

Fire, Funny, and WTF: WWE RAW October 30 2023

WWE RAW from the Intro Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina on October 30, 2023 was both the Halloween episode, and the go-home show for Crown Jewel. We

Contract Signed…and Then Some: WWE Smackdown October 27 2023

When WWE Smackdown started in the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, we knew there would be a contract signing, and The Bloodline, but not much else. How did the show

Promos, Angles, and a Real Banger: WWE Smackdown October 20 2023

Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas was sold out for WWE Smackdown on October 20, 2023, and this crowd was really into the show. After last week, which saw

Matches and Stories: WWE RAW Season Premier October 16 2023

The Season Premier of Smackdown on Friday was quite the hot show, so I was excited to see if WWE RAW’s Season Premier from the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City

The Chief is Back and There’s Gonna Be Trouble: WWE Smackdown October 13 2023

It’s the season premier of Smackdown, which usually means a stacked show. It’s also Friday the 13th, October 13th at that, so it could be a wild one. WWE has

A Tale of Two Babyfaces: WWE RAW October 9, 2023

As WWE RAW took over the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska, it had the task of tying up lose ends created by the Fastlane Premium Live Event over the

WWE Fastlane Was…Fast. And Good

WWE Fastlane sure was well named. And I’m not just talking about the fact that it took place at the sold out Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Indiana, the same city

Time to Go Home: WWE Smackdown October 6, 2023

WWE Smackdown on October 6, 2023 from the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri was the Go Home Show for the Fastlane Premium Live Event. Go home shows should ideally

More Than Expected: WWE RAW October 2, 2023

The October 2nd, 2023 WWE RAW was in the SAP Center in San Jose, California, and this crowd got more than they bargained for . Here are my thoughts: This

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